Obama Creates New National Monuments in Utah, Nevada

Published by the Environmental News Service

WASHINGTON, DC, December 30, 2016 (ENS) – President Barack Obama has designated two more national monuments – Bears Ears National Monument in Utah and the Gold Butte National Monument in Nevada. They bring to 26 the number of monuments Obama has created under the Antiquities Act, protecting 550 million acres of public lands and waters, more than any other President.

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